Do you want to create some colorful furniture for your home? I want to show you how you can take second hand furniture and make it fun with pops of color.
It’s no secret I am a HUGE lover of color, so I want to show you how I gave this piece a little southwestern flair. You can use a lot of these techniques on your own pieces to add some texture, character and color.
Dixie Belle Paint Products:
- Rusty Nail
- Colonel Mustard
- Kudzu
- Peacock
- Sea Spray
- Easy Peasy Spray Wax
- Dixie Belle Mini Synthetic Brush
- White Lightning
- Chip Brushes
How To:
Step One:
Prep is super important with any furniture piece you will paint. Each piece requires different prep. This piece is solid wood, but has a shiny finish. I scuff sanded down this entire piece with a 120 grit sandpaper. I then cleaned it down really well with Dixie Belle’s White Lightening Cleaner.
Step Two:
Being a hug fan of Southwestern colors and patterns, this piece was a dream to create. The colors for this piece were chosen by pulling from the prima transfer. First, I painted a base coat of Dixie Belle’s Rusty Nail.
Step Three:
After the transfer was measured I removed the backing and used my transfer tool to rub it on the area. Once it was transferred I was able to pull the plastic cover off.
Step Four:
When I think of the Southwest I think of color and texture. Sea Spray is the perfect medium to create texture on your second hand furniture. I used my mixing cup, mixing stick, Sea Spray, Kudzu and Colonel Mustard. I created a cup for Kudzu and Colonel Mustard. The consistency should be that of a thicker grainy pancake batter like consistency.
I wanted some color, texture, and peekaboo character so I used a few different colors apart from the base color of Rusty Nail.
If you want a peek-a-boo multi-colored texture on your second-hand furniture, you will need to go over the textured areas with another color. In this case, I stuck with the original base coat color Rusty Nail. You may need to paint two coats over the texture depending on the colors you are using.
